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I MINA'TRENTAI TRES NA LIHESLATURAN GUÅHAN
THIRTY THIRD GUAM LEGISLATURE
2015 (FIRST) REGULAR SESSION
BILL NO.______
Introduced by: ________________________________
by request of I Maga'lahen Guåhan,
the Governor of Guam, in accordance
with the Organic Act of Guam.
AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT OF GUAM FOR FISCAL
YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2016, MAKING OTHER APPROPRIATIONS,
AND ESTABLISHING MISCELLANEOUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF GUAM:1
CHAPTER I2
GENERAL PROVISIONS3
Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "General Appropriations Act of4
2016". Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the appropriations made by this Act identifying Fiscal5
Year 2016 shall be available to pay for obligations incurred on or after October 1, 2015 but no later than6
September 30, 2016. If any appropriation in this Act is found contrary to federal law, all other portions7
of this Act shall remain valid.8
Section 2. Estimated Revenues for Fiscal Year 2016. I Liheslaturan Guåhan, the Guam9
Legislature, adopts the following revenue estimates for Fiscal Year 2016 as the basis for the10
appropriations contained in this Act.11

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I. GENERAL FUND REVENUES AMOUNT1
A. TAXES2
Income Tax3
Individual $96,517,0494
Corporate $132,826,1365
Withholding Taxes, Interest and Penalties $265,100,6486
Provision for Tax Refund Payments ($125,000,000)7
TOTAL INCOME TAXES $369,443,8338
Business Privilege Tax $268,470,0499
GMHA Pharmaceuticals Fund10
(§26208 of 11 GCA) ($18,524,433)11
Other Taxes $2,104,88712
TOTAL BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX $252,050,50313
TOTAL TAXES $621,494,33614
B. FEDERAL SOURCES15
Federal Income Tax Collection16
Section 30 Funds $77,951,79617
Immigration Fees $2,102,96518
Overpayment for Make To Work Pay Tax Credit19
(TY 2009 and TY 2010) ($5,500,000)20
TOTAL FEDERAL SOURCES $74,554,76121
C. USE OF MONEY AND PROPERTY $323,64622
D. LICENSES, FEES AND PERMITS23

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Licenses, Fees and Permits $4,849,7771
Licenses, Fees and Permits (Better Public2
Service Fund) (Ch. 161 of 11 GCA) ($484,978)3
TOTAL LICENSES, FEES, AND PERMITS $4,364,7994
E. DEPARTMENT CHARGES $1,476,8595
TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE $702,214,4016
II. SPECIAL FUND REVENUES7
A. Air Pollution Control Special Fund $196,4658
B. Better Public Service Fund 2,140,7109
C. Chamorro Land Trust Operations Fund 2,289,22910
D. Corrections Revolving Fund 1,809,36611
E. Customs, Agriculture and Quarantine12
Inspection Services Fund 14,868,55113
F. Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting System Fund 2,088,87814
G. Environmental Health Fund 1,283,14615
H. Fire, Life and Medical Emergency Fund 1,076,35116
I. Guam Contractors License Board Fund 919,20117
J. Guam Environmental Trust Fund 391,39218
K. Guam Highway Fund (GHF) 21,800,74519
(a) GHF (Better Public Service Fund;20
Ch. 161 of 11 GCA) (1,655,732)21
(b) GHF (Public Transit Fund;22
§26503, Ch. 26 of 11 GCA) (450,668)23

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Total Guam Highway Fund 19,694,3451
L. GMHA Pharmaceuticals Fund 18,524,4332
M. Guam Plant Inspection & Permit Fund 90,9843
N. Healthy Futures Fund 17,018,3434
O. Host Community Fund 300,0005
P. Indirect Cost Fund 1,632,9476
Q. Land Survey Revolving Fund 3,111,3117
R. Manpower Development Fund 1,663,7018
S. Police Services Fund 1,114,9499
T. Professional Engineers, Architects, and10
Land Surveyors Fund 327,06111
U. Public School Library Resources Fund 843,62612
V. Public Recreation Services Fund 201,54113
W. Public Transit Fund 450,66814
X. Safe Streets Fund 242,44715
Y. Sanitary Inspection Revolving Fund 124,07716
Z. School Lunch/Child Nutritional17
Meal Reimbursement Fund – Federal18
Sources (100% Federal Grant) / Cash Collections 11,164,30919
AA. Solid Waste Operations Fund 19,708,58020
(a) Host Community Fund (§511005 of 10 GCA) (300,000)21
Total Solid Waste Operations Fund 19,408,58022
AB. Street Light Fund 4,815,28823

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AC. Tax Collection Enhancement Fund 868,8091
AD. Territorial Educational Facilities Fund 28,596,8532
AE. Tourist Attraction Fund 38,623,1193
AF. Water Protection Fund 76,5834
AG. Water Research and Development Fund 99,6695
TOTAL SPECIAL FUND REVENUE $196,056,9326
III. FEDERAL MATCHING GRANTS-IN-AID REVENUES7
Federal Grants-In-Aid Requiring Local Match:8
A. Guam Community College 1,057,7819
B. Guam Council on the Arts & Humanities Agency 307,50010
C. Guam Police 660,56711
D. Integrated Services for Individuals12
with Disabilities 2,992,65113
E. Labor 44,30014
F. Military Affairs 2,113,06815
G. Office of the Attorney General 4,290,00016
H. Public Health and Social Services 29,581,43317
I. University of Guam 2,342,21318
TOTAL FEDERAL MATCHING GRANTS-19
IN-AID REVENUE $43,389,51320
REVENUE SUMMARY:21
TOTAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE $702,214,40122
TOTAL SPECIAL FUND REVENUE $196,056,93223

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TOTAL FEDERAL MATCHING GRANTS-1
IN-AID REVENUE $43,389,5132
GRAND TOTAL $941,660,8463
Section 3. Debt Service Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016. The following are4
continuing appropriations for debt service requirements:5
A. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2007A6
(Partial refunding of GOB, 1993 Series A; funding7
capital projects and certain obligations of the8
Government of Guam; due FY2037 as final year;9
P.L. 29-19 and P.L. 29-21) $7,874,700 1/10
1/ Territorial Educational Facilities Fund11
B. LIMITED OBLIGATION (SECTION 30)12
BONDS, SERIES 2009A13
(To finance cost for the new landfill and14
the closure of Ordot Dump; P.L. 30-1 amended15
by P.L. 30-7; due FY2035 as final year) $15,669,958 2/16
2/ General Fund ($3,691,564) and Solid Waste Operations Fund ($11,978,394)17
C. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS 2009 SERIES A18
(To finance certain expenses affecting General Fund19
Deficit; P.L. 29-113 amended by P.L. 30-7;20
due FY2040 as final year) $21,531,413 3/21
3/ General Fund22
D. GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (GDOE)23

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SERIES 2010A CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION1
(JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT)2
(P.L. 30-178; 5 GCA, Chapter 58A) $6,695,850 4/3
4/ General Fund ($5,127,850) and Territorial Educational4
Facilities Fund ($1,568,000)5
E. BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX BONDS, SERIES 2011A6
(To finance unpaid Income Tax Refunds7
for FY2010; Prior Year Obligations; COLA) $11,948,013 5/8
5/ General Fund9
F. LIMITED OBLIGATION HOTEL10
OCCUPANCY TAX (HOT), REVENUE11
BONDS, SERIES 2011A12
(Refunding of LO Infrastructure13
Improvement Bonds, 1997 Series A;14
To acquire, construct, or equip a new15
Guam Museum, and projects that benefit16
the tourism industry) $6,998,625 6/17
6/ Tourist Attraction Fund18
G. BUSINESS PRIVILEGE TAX BONDS, SERIES 2012B19
(To finance unpaid Income Tax Refunds for FY2011;20
Health Insurance Premiums for FY2012; GMHA &21
GDOE Retirement Contribution Payments to GGRF;22
Rehabilitation of School Facilities) $5,246,047 7/23
7/ General Fund24

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H. LIMITED OBLIGATION BOND BUSINESS1
PRIVILEGE TAX 2013 SERIES C2
(For education capital projects; due FY2019 as final3
year; P.L. 29-19, P.L. 29-21 and P.L. 31-276; net $2,781,654 8/4
of UOG Bond Payment Obligation $2,028,046)5
8/ General Fund6
I. GUAM DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (GDOE)7
SERIES 2013A CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION8
(OKKODO HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT)9
(5 GCA, Chapter 58B; 12 GCA, Section 50103; and 13 GCA;10
due FY2030 as final year)11
9/ General Fund $2,358,835 9/12
GRAND TOTAL $81,105,09513

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CHAPTER II1
APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE BRANCH OPERATIONS2
Section 1. Executive Branch Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016. Three Hundred Fifty3
Three Million Eight Hundred Three Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Eight Dollars ($353,803,428) are4
appropriated for the operations of the Executive Branch for fiscal year ending September 30, 2016. This5
sum is composed of Two Hundred Fifty Six Million Sixty Nine Thousand Five Hundred Eighty Nine6
Dollars ($256,069,589) from the General Fund; Sixty Two Million Thirty Four Thousand Three7
Hundred Twenty Dollars ($62,034,320) from Special Funds; and Thirty Five Million Six Hundred8
Ninety Nine Thousand Five Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($35,699,519) from Federal Matching Grants-in-9
Aid. The appropriations shall be expended as follows:10
General Special Federal Total11
Fund Fund Fund Match12
I. GENERAL GOVERNMENT13
A. Office of I Maga’lahen14
Guåhan and I Segundu15
Na Maga’lahen16
Guåhan17
B. Bureau of Budget18
and Management19
Research20
C. Civil Service21
Commission22
7,348,754$ 284,457$ 1/ -$ 7,633,211$
1,487,585 323,324 1/ - 1,810,909
1,138,772 - - 1,138,772

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D. Administration3
E. Public Works4
F. Revenue and Taxation5
G. Land Management6
H. Board of Registration for7
Professional Engineers,8
Architects and Land9
Surveyors (PEALS)10
I. Contractors License11
Board12
J. Veterans Affairs13
K. Guam Regional Transit14
Authority15
TOTAL GENERAL16
OPERATIONS17
II. PROTECTION OF18
LIFE & PROPERTY19
A. Corrections20
B. Youth Affairs21
C. Guam Fire22
11,418,361 1,000,166 1/ - 12,418,527
15,573,414 8,820,923 2/ - 24,394,337
10,031,672 3,009,519 3/ - 13,041,191
677,032 5,400,540 4/ - 6,077,572
- 327,061 5/ - 327,061
- 919,201 6/ - 919,201
685,769 - - 685,769
- 5,224,185 7/ - 5,224,185
48,361,359$ 25,309,376$ -$ 73,670,735$
25,704,117$ 1,906,345$ 8/ -$ 27,610,462$
7,298,986 - - 7,298,986
36,448,076 3,165,229 9/ - 39,613,305

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D. Guam Police3
E. Chief Medical4
Examiner5
F. Customs and6
Quarantine Agency7
G. Guam Environmental8
Protection Agency9
TOTAL PROTECTION10
OF LIFE &11
PROPERTY12
III. PUBLIC HEALTH13
A. Guam Behavioral14
Health and Wellness15
Center16
B. Public Health and17
Social Services18
TOTAL PUBLIC19
HEALTH20
37,795,433 1,614,949 10/ 660,567 40,070,949
428,250 - - 428,250
- 15,934,001 11/ - 15,934,001
- 764,109 12/ - 764,109
107,674,862$ 23,384,633$ 660,567$ 131,720,062$
17,406,341$ 5,853,193$ 13/ -$ 23,259,534$
61,142,496 6,195,483 14/ 29,581,433 96,919,412
78,548,837$ 12,048,676$ 29,581,433$ 120,178,946$

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IV. COMMUNITY SERVICES3
A. Integrated Services for4
Individuals with5
Disabilities6
TOTAL COMMUNITY7
SERVICES8
V. RECREATION9
A. Parks and Recreation10
TOTAL RECREATION11
VI. INDIVIDUAL &12
COLLECTIVE RIGHTS13
A. Commission on14
Decolonization15
B. Chamorro Affairs16
C. Guam Council on the17
Arts & Humanities18
D. Labor19
E. Military Affairs20
F. Guam Election21
Commission22
1,259,761$ -$ 2,992,651$ 4,252,412$
1,259,761$ -$ 2,992,651$ 4,252,412$
3,897,236$ 201,541$ 15/ -$ 4,098,777$
3,897,236$ 201,541$ -$ 4,098,777$
2,787,169 - - 2,787,169
411,064 - 307,500 718,564
2,117,355 499,110 16/ 44,300 2,660,765
909,100 - 2,113,068 3,022,168
1,563,264 - - 1,563,264
508,498$ -$ -$ 508,498$

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TOTAL INDIVIDUAL &3
COLLECTIVE RIGHTS4
VII. PUBLIC EDUCATION5
A. Guam Educational6
Tele. Corp. (PBS Guam)7
B. Guam Public Library8
TOTAL PUBLIC9
EDUCATION10
VIII. ECONOMIC11
DEVELOPMENT12
A. Bureau of Statistics13
and Plans14
B. Agriculture15
TOTAL ECONOMIC16
DEVELOPMENT17
GRAND TOTAL18
720,226$ -$ -$ 720,226$
1,535,478 - - 1,535,478
2,255,704$ -$ -$ 2,255,704$
1,287,679$ -$ -$ 1,287,679$
4,487,701 590,984 17/ - 5,078,685
5,775,380$ 590,984$ -$ 6,366,364$
8,296,450$ 499,110$ 2,464,868$ 11,260,428$
256,069,589$ 62,034,320$ 35,699,519$ 353,803,428$

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NOTES:1
1/ Indirect Cost Fund2
2/ Guam Highway Fund3
3/ Tax Collection Enhancement Fund ($868,809) and Better Public Service Fund ($2,140,710)4
4/ Land Survey Revolving Fund ($3,111,311) and Chamorro Land Trust Operations Fund ($2,289,229)5
5/ Professional Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors Fund6
6/ Contractors License Board Fund7
7/ Public Transit Fund ($450,668) and Guam Highway Fund ($4,773,517)8
8/ Corrections Inmate Revolving Fund ($1,809,366) and Safe Streets Fund ($96,979)9
9/ Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting System Fund ($2,088,878) and Fire, Life and Medical Emergency10
Fund ($1,076,351)11
10/ Police Services Fund ($1,114,949) and Tourist Attraction Fund ($500,000)12
11/ Customs, Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Services Fund ($14,868,551) and Tourist Attraction13
Fund ($1,065,450)14
12/ Air Pollution Control Special Fund ($196,465), Guam Environmental Trust Fund ($391,392), Water15
Research and Development Fund ($99,669) and Water Protection Fund ($76,583)16
13/ Healthy Futures Fund17
14/ Environmental Health Fund ($1,283,146), and Healthy Futures Fund ($4,788,260) and Sanitary18
Inspection Revolving Fund ($124,077)19
15/ Public Recreation Services Fund20
16/ Manpower Development Fund21
17/ Guam Plant Inspection and Permit Fund ($90,984) and Tourist Attraction Fund ($500,000)22

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CHAPTER III1
MISCELLANEOUS APPROPRIATIONS2
Section 1. Appropriations to the University of Guam. Notwithstanding any other provision3
of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Four Million Three Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred4
Eighty Three Dollars ($4,301,783) is appropriated from the General Fund and One Hundred Forty5
Thousand Dollars ($140,000) is appropriated from the Tourist Attraction Fund to the University of Guam6
for the following purposes:7
(a) Student Scholarships, Financial Assistance Programs and Program Administration.8
Such appropriation in this Section is for: Merit Awards, Student Loans, Nurse Training Programs,9
Professional and Technical Awards, Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Regent Scholarships,10
Marine Lab Graduate Assistance Programs, Early High School Admission Programs, Pedro “Doc”11
Sanchez Scholarship Programs, John F. Quan Memorial Scholarship Program and the administration of12
all student financial assistance programs. The President of the University of Guam shall allocate this13
appropriation in order to fund said student scholarships, financial assistance programs and program14
administration.15
(b) Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Educator Corps. Such appropriation in this Section is for16
the Dr. Antonio C. Yamashita Educator Corps. The President of the University of Guam shall disburse,17
pursuant to the directives and policies of the Educator Corps Council, stipends for the Dr. Antonio C.18
Yamashita Educator Corps and funds for the administration of said program pursuant to Chapter 18 of19
Title 17 of the Guam Code Annotated and §15107, Chapter 15 of Title 17 of the Guam Code Annotated,20
as amended. The President of the University of Guam shall post on the University of Guam’s website all21
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(c) Aquaculture Development and Training Center. Such appropriation in this Section is1
for the purpose of funding the continued operations of the Aquaculture Development and Training2
Center.3
(d) WERI’s Guam Hydrologic Survey. Such appropriation in this Section is for the4
purpose of funding the Guam Hydrologic Survey (GHS) administered by the Water and Environmental5
Research Institute of the Western Pacific (WERI). WERI shall continue to administer the GHS for6
those purposes previously established by Guam law.7
(e) WERI’s Comprehensive Water Resource Monitoring Program. Such appropriation8
in this Section is to fund the Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific9
(WERI). Such funds shall be used for the purpose of matching the Federal funding for the10
Comprehensive Water Resource Monitoring Program. WERI shall continue to administer the11
Comprehensive Water Resource Monitoring Program for those purposes previously established by12
Guam law.13
(f) Northern and Southern Soil and Water Conservation District Program. Such14
appropriation in this Section is for operations and activities of the Northern and Southern Soil and Water15
Conservation District (SWCD) Program and shall be equally divided between the Northern and16
Southern Soil Conservation Districts. Expenditures from this appropriation shall be made upon the17
approval of the District Directors, with the consent of the SWCD Board and shall not require further18
approval by the University of Guam or any other government entity.19
(g) KPRG (Public Radio). Such appropriation in this Section is for KPRG (Public Radio)20
operations. The President of the University of Guam shall disburse the funds to KPRG. No later than21
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KPRG shall submit to the President of the University of Guam, and post on KPRG’s website, all reports1
mandated by this Act.2
(h) Guampedia Foundation. Such appropriation in this Section is for the operations of the3
Guampedia Foundation.4
Section 2. Appropriation to UOG for the Guam Cancer Trust Fund. For Fiscal Year5
2016, the sum of Two Million Four Hundred Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty One Dollars6
($2,402,751) is appropriated from the Healthy Futures Fund to the University of Guam for the7
administration of the Guam Cancer Trust Fund, pursuant to §26603(d)(2) of Chapter 26, Article 6, Title8
11 of the Guam Code Annotated. This appropriation shall be used to fund cancer screening, treatment,9
and support services for qualified applicants.10
Section 3. University of Guam Capital Improvements Fund Appropriations.11
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the following is appropriated to the12
University of Guam:13
(a) The sum of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) is appropriated from the Guam14
Highway Fund to the University of Guam Capital Improvements Fund for the purpose of paying for the15
debt services pursuant to §16132, Chapter 16 of Title 17, Guam Code Annotated.16
(b) The sum of One Million One Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Three17
Dollars ($1,158,283) is appropriated from the Territorial Educational Facilities Fund to the University of18
Guam Capital Improvements Fund for the purpose of paying rental payments due under the lease-back19
agreement pursuant to Section 18 of P.L. 31-229, as amended by P.L. 31-277.20
Section 4. Appropriations to the Guam Community College. Notwithstanding any other21
provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of One Million Nine Hundred Sixty Eight Thousand22
Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($1,968,450) is appropriated from the General Fund, the sum of Twenty23

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Four Thousand One Hundred Fifty Four Dollars ($24,154) is appropriated from the Tourist Attraction1
Fund, and the sum of One Million One Hundred Sixty Four Thousand Five Hundred Ninety One Dollars2
($1,164,591) is appropriated from the Manpower Development Fund to the Guam Community College3
for the following training programs:4
(a) Licensed Practical Nursing and Vocational Guidance Programs. Such appropriation5
in this Section is to support the operations of the Licensed Practical Nursing Program and Vocational6
Guidance Program.7
(b) Lodging Management Program/ProStart. Such appropriation in this Section is for the8
Lodging Management Program/ProStart Program.9
(c) Apprenticeship Program. Such appropriation in this Section is for the Guam10
Community College Apprenticeship Program. In addition to the authorization continued in §7120,11
Chapter 7 of Title 22 of the Guam Code Annotated, the appropriation herein shall be available and12
authorized to be used by the Guam Community College to fund the operations of other programs at the13
College, as approved by the Board and Administration of the College.14
Section 5. Guam Community College Capital Improvements Fund Continuing15
Appropriation. For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Two Hundred Seventy Eight Thousand Nine16
Hundred Twenty Two Dollars ($278,922) is appropriated from the Guam Highway Fund to the Guam17
Community College Capital Improvements Fund for the purpose of paying for debt service pursuant to18
P.L. 31-229, Section 22(b).19
Section 6. Appropriations to the Guam Department of Education for Education20
Programs. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Four21
Hundred One Thousand Two Hundred Seven Dollars ($401,207) is appropriated from the General Fund22
and Eight Hundred Ninety One Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Four Dollars ($891,754) is appropriated23

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from the Healthy Futures Fund to the Guam Department of Education for the following education1
programs:2
(a) Chamoru Studies. Such appropriation in this Section to the Chamoru Studies Division3
administered by the Guam Department of Education (GDOE) is to be expended for personnel salaries4
and benefits, contractual services, professional development and training, supplies and materials, and5
equipment for the support and the implementation of the Content Standards and Performance Indicators6
of the course syllabi for the emphasis of fluency and for the promotion of the proficiency skills in the7
areas of listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the Chamoru language.8
(b) Interscholastic Sports Fund. Such appropriation in this Section to the Interscholastic9
Sports Fund administered by the Guam Department of Education is to be expended pursuant to §7108 of10
Title 17 of the Guam Code Annotated. Appropriations made herein shall be available to fund the11
Outrigger Canoe, Rugby, and other sports programs, to include the payment of head coaches, assistant12
coaches, league fees, busing services, and other expenses normally associated with a sport13
interscholastic program.14
(c) Health and Physical Education Activities. Such Appropriation in this Section to15
GDOE is for the Guam Department of Education for Health and Physical Education programs,16
intramural sports, and similar activities.17
Section 7. Y Kuentan Salåppe’ Prinsepåt. For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of One Million18
Eighty One Thousand Dollars ($1,081,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the fund “Y19
Kuentan Salåppe’ Prinsepåt,” established pursuant to Section 10102 of Chapter 10, Title 17 of the20
Guam Code Annotated. Those schools with enrollments of one hundred (100) to five hundred (500)21
students will be allocated funds for five hundred (500) students. Schools with enrollments of five22
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Within the Fiscal Year 2016, the Office of the Superintendent of Schools shall create the “Y1
Kuenta Salåppe’ Prinsepåt” budget category allotted to each school at a rate of Thirty Dollars ($30) per2
student, with the exception of the following schools with student populations at fewer than five hundred3
(500) which will receive a minimum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) per school. These schools4
are as follows: Inarajan Elementary; Merizo Elementary; J.P. Torres; Talofofo Elementary; L.B.5
Johnson Elementary; B.P. Carbullido Elementary; Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary; Harry S. Truman6
Elementary; Juan Q. San Miguel Elementary; Marcial A. Sablan Elementary; Ordot/Chalan Pago7
Elementary; and Oceanview Middle.8
The funds shall be made available in two installments, payable in an amount equal to the number9
of students officially registered at each school as reported in September and February, except for schools10
stated above. This category, “Y Kuentan Salåppe’ Prinsepåt,” shall be exempt from any administrative11
transfer authority granted or authorized pursuant to this Act.12
Section 8. Appropriation to the Guam Department of Education for Textbooks and13
Collateral Material. The following are appropriations to the Guam Department of Education (GDOE)14
for the purchase of textbooks, e-book readers and collateral materials, to include software, sheet music15
and music books, in accordance with the following terms and conditions:16
(a) For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars17
($1,500,000) is appropriated from the General Fund from Fiscal Year 2017 revenues to the GDOE for18
the purchase of textbooks, e-book readers and related classroom instructional materials, to include19
software, sheet music and music books. The Superintendent of GDOE may, if necessary, through20
agreements with textbook vendors, defer payment for said materials until after October 1, 2016, but no21
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(b) The Superintendent of GDOE shall order materials funded by this Section for Fiscal Year1
2016 no later than March 1, 2016. The Bureau of Budget and Management Research shall release such2
allotments as are necessary to ensure that said materials are ordered by March 1, 2016. The3
Superintendent of GDOE shall receive said materials and distribute them to schools no later than thirty4
(30) days before the start of the school calendar established pursuant to §4111 of Title 17 of the Guam5
Code Annotated. All funds appropriated for said materials shall not be used for any other purpose.6
(c) On the first (1st
) day of each quarter of Fiscal Year 2016, the Superintendent of GDOE7
shall provide to I Maga’lahen Guåhan and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan, and post on the8
GDOE website, a detailed report regarding all receipts and expenditures for textbooks, e-book readers9
and collateral classroom instructional materials, to include software, sheet music and music books. Said10
report shall be accompanied by the certified list of textbooks approved by the Guam Education Board11
(GEB) and all purchase orders issued. The report shall summarize:12
(1) purchases by allotment account number, unit cost and the total cost of books13
charged against an appropriation account, the vendor, quantity, title, copyright date and International14
Standard Book Number (ISBN) of books ordered, the allocation of such books by school and grade,15
whether books are for teachers or students, and whether books are textbooks or e-books; and16
(2) Other information that may be useful or that is requested by I Liheslaturan17
Guåhan regarding the funds appropriated and authorized herein. Non-compliance with these reporting18
requirements by the Superintendent of GDOE shall result in the sanctions and penalties imposed by this19
Act.20
Section 9. Summer School Fund. From the Summer School Fund established pursuant to21
§6119 of Article 1, Chapter 6, Division 1 of Title 17 of the Guam Code Annotated, such sums as are22
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the Guam Department of Education. The Superintendent of Education shall submit a detailed report to I1
Maga'lahen Guåhan and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan regarding the receipt and expenditure of2
said funds no later than thirty (30) days after the close of summer school and post the same on the Guam3
Department of Education website. Such report shall include the following:4
(1) Total revenues received, including identification of each revenue source;5
(2) Total expenditures and encumbrance by object classification and by school; and6
(3) The fund balance.7
Section 10. Appropriation to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center-8
Detoxification & Rehabilitation Services. For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of One Million Five9
Hundred Seventy Five Thousand One Hundred Twelve Dollars ($1,575,112) is appropriated from the10
General Fund to the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center to fund programs contracted out to11
non-governmental organizations for drug and alcohol detoxification, rehabilitation, and prevention12
services.13
Section 11. Appropriations to the Guam Environmental Protection Agency.14
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the following is appropriated to the15
Guam Environmental Protection Agency:16
(a) Beach Monitoring. The sum of One Hundred One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty17
Dollars ($101,260) is appropriated from the Tourist Attraction Fund to the Guam Environmental18
Protection Agency for the sole purpose of beach monitoring. This appropriation is not subject to transfer19
or use for any other purpose.20
(b) Landfill Costs. The sum of Two Hundred Thousand Five Hundred Fifty Six Dollars21
($200,556) is appropriated from the Solid Waste Operations Fund to the Guam Environmental22
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Section 12. Guam Cancer Registry. Pursuant to §22603(d)(4) of Chapter 26, Article 6,1
Title 11 of the Guam Code Annotated, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of One Hundred Sixty Thousand2
One Hundred Eighty Three Dollars ($160,183) is appropriated from the Healthy Futures Fund to the3
Department of Public Health and Social Services to maintain the Guam Cancer Registry pursuant to4
§3201.1, Article 2, Chapter 3 of Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated.5
Section 13. Appropriations to the Department of Parks and Recreation. Notwithstanding6
any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Seven Hundred Forty Nine Thousand Three7
Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars ($749,377) is appropriated from the Tourist Attraction Fund to the8
Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) for the following programs:9
(a) Maintenance and Repair of Public Restrooms. Such appropriation in this Section is10
for the maintenance, utilities and repair of restroom facilities in public parks island-wide. No later than11
thirty (30) days after the end of every fiscal quarter, the Director of DPR shall submit a quarterly report12
of the expenditures from this appropriation to the Public Auditor and post the same on DPR’s website.13
(b) Maintenance of Pool Facilities. Such appropriation in this Section is for the14
maintenance, utilities and repair of pool facilities for Fiscal Year 2016. These funds shall be used for15
the northern pool and the Hagatña pool. No later than thirty (30) days after the end of every fiscal16
quarter, the Director of DPR shall submit a quarterly report of the expenditures from this appropriation17
to the Public Auditor and post the same on DPR’s website.18
Section 14. Retirees’ Supplemental Annuity Benefits and Other Costs.19
(a) The sum of Nine Million Four Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($9,460,000) is20
appropriated from the General Fund to the Supplemental Annuity Benefits Special Fund for Fiscal Year21
2016, for direct payments to government of Guam retirees who retired prior to October 1, 1995, or their22
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year in supplemental annuity benefits, consisting of the sums of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars1
($1,200), One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500), Seven Hundred Dollars ($700), and Eight2
Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($838) in annual benefits authorized by various General Appropriation3
Acts.4
(b) No retiree who is eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits provided for in5
Subsection (a) hereof shall receive said Benefits if his annual retirement annuity, excluding survivor6
benefits and excluding the Supplemental benefits authorized herein, is greater than Forty Thousand7
Dollars ($40,000). No retiree who is eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits shall receive8
more than the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) in combined retirement annuities and9
Supplemental Annuity Benefits in any one Fiscal Year.10
(c) The Director of Administration shall disburse to the retirees or their survivors, the11
supplemental annuity benefits provided for in Subsection (a) of this Section. The Government of Guam12
Retirement Fund shall provide the Director of Administration with the information he needs to effect13
disbursement.14
(d) Funds held in the Supplemental Annuity Benefits Special Fund shall not be commingled15
with the General Fund or any other fund, shall be held in a separate bank account that shall continue to16
be administered by the Director of Administration and shall not be subject to I Maga’lahen Guåhan’s17
transfer authority.18
(e) For Fiscal Year 2016, the Guam Power Authority, the A.B. Won Pat International Airport19
Authority, the Guam Economic Development Authority, the Guam Housing Corporation, the20
Government of Guam Retirement Fund, the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port, the Guam21
Waterworks Authority and the Guam Visitors Bureau shall remit to DOA an amount equal to the22
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by Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($4,238). Said remittances shall be paid in two (2)1
equal installments on or before October 10, 2015, and April 15, 2016. Said remittances shall not be2
subject to I Maga’låhen Guåhan’s transfer authority.3
(f) For Fiscal Year 2016, the Guam Power Authority, the A.B. Won Pat International Airport4
Authority, the Guam Economic Development Authority, the Guam Housing Corporation, the5
Government of Guam Retirement Fund, the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port, the Guam6
Waterworks Authority and the Guam Visitors Bureau shall remit to the GGRF payments for medical,7
dental, and life insurance payments for retirees who have retired from those respective agencies. Said8
remittances shall be paid in two (2) equal installments on or before October 10, 2015, and on or before9
April 1, 2016, respectively. The agencies’ remittances for medical, dental and life insurance mandated10
herein are ex gratia payments, and are for Fiscal Year 2016 only.11
(g) For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Two Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars12
($2,100,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund, to13
pay the cost of Medicare premiums, inclusive of premiums for Medicare Parts B and D, for government14
of Guam retirees and their survivors domiciled on Guam, and who are eligible to enroll in the15
government of Guam Group Health Insurance Program. No government of Guam retiree or their16
survivor shall be required to enroll in the Government of Guam Health Insurance Program in order to17
receive the reimbursement.18
(h) For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Two Hundred Fifty One Thousand Dollars ($251,000)19
is appropriated from the General Fund to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund for I Maga’låhi20
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(i) For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Three Hundred Fifty Eight Thousand Dollars1
($358,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund for2
retirement annuities for former judges and justices of the Superior Court and Supreme Court of Guam.3
(j) The Government of Guam Retirement Fund Board of Trustees shall enact and, if4
necessary, amend administrative regulations that establish procedures to ensure the proper submission,5
receipt and accounting of all sums remitted pursuant to Subsections (f) and (g) hereof.6
Section 15. Survivor Supplemental Annuity Additions. §8135(d) (6) of Title 4 of the Guam7
Code Annotated is amended to read:8
“(6) the prospective payment of supplemental benefits for the period of [October 1, 2014,9
through September 30, 2015] October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016 for Fiscal Year 201610
for survivors of those employees who retired prior to October 1, 1995, to be paid in the11
following manner:12
(i) Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($4,238.00) in Retiree13
Supplemental Annuity Benefits, known as the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Dollars14
($1,200.00), One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00), Seven Hundred Dollars15
($700.00), and Eight Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($838.00) in annual benefits formerly16
contained in various General Appropriation Acts.17
(ii) No person eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits provided for in this18
Section shall receive such benefits if his regular annual retirement annuity exclusive of the19
supplemental amounts authorized hereby exceeds Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00). No20
persons eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits shall receive more than the sum of21
Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in combined retirement annuities and supplemental22
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(iii) Any retiree or survivor eligible to receive the supplemental annuity may waive1
their supplemental annuity payment authorized herein by the filing of a notarized affidavit2
waiving such payment with the Retirement Fund.”3
Section 16. Disability Supplemental Annuity Additions. §8129(g) of Title 4 of the Guam4
Code Annotated is amended to read:5
“(g) Any disability retirement annuitant who commenced receiving a disability retirement6
annuity prior to October 1, 1995, and who is entitled to disability retirement benefits under this7
Chapter shall receive, during the period commencing on [October 1, 2014, and ending on8
September 30, 2015] October 1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 2016 for Fiscal Year 2016,9
prospective non-cumulative supplemental annuity benefits as follows:10
(1) Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($4,238.00) in Retiree11
(2) No persons eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits provided for in16
Paragraph (g) of this Section shall receive such benefit if their regular annual retirement annuity,17
excluding survivor benefits, prior to the supplemental amounts herein exceeds Forty Thousand18
Dollars ($40,000.00). No persons eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits shall19
receive more than the sum of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in combined retirement20
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(3) Any disability retirement annuitant eligible to receive the supplemental annuity1
may waive their supplemental annuity payment authorized herein by the filing of a notarized2
affidavit waiving such payment with the Retirement Fund.”3
Section 17. Retirees Supplemental Annuity Additions. §8122(d) (6) of Title 4 of the Guam4
Code Annotated is hereby amended to read as follows:5
“(6) Any retirement annuitant who commenced receiving a retirement annuity prior to6
October 1, 1995, and who is entitled to retirement benefits under this Chapter, shall receive,7
during the period commencing on [October 1, 2014, and ending on September 30, 2015] October8
1, 2015, and ending on September 30, 2016 for Fiscal Year 2016, prospective, non-cumulative9
supplemental annuity benefits as follows:10
(i) Four Thousand Two Hundred Thirty Eight Dollars ($4,238.00) in Retiree11
(ii) No retiree who is eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits provided for16
in this Section shall receive such benefit if his regular annual retirement annuity, excluding the17
supplemental amounts authorized herein and survivor benefits, exceeds Forty Thousand Dollars18
($40,000.00). A retiree who is eligible for Retiree Supplemental Annuity Benefits shall receive19
no more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) in combined retirement annuities and20
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(iii) Any retiree or survivor eligible to receive the supplemental annuity may waive1
the supplemental annuity may waive their supplemental annuity payment authorized herein by2
the filing of a notarized affidavit waiving such payment with the Retirement Fund.”3
Section 18. Appropriation to the Department of Administration for Residential4
Treatment Fund. The sum of One Million Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,600,000) is5
appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Administration (DOA) to pay the expenses of6
persons under the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Guam who require residential care because of7
physical, mental or emotional disabilities or severe emotional disturbances for Fiscal Year 2016. All8
such persons and their escorts referred off Guam for treatment and care shall submit to the Director of9
DOA appropriate documentation to justify and receive reimbursement of their travel expenses. The10
Director of DOA shall submit reports to I Maga’lahen Guåhan and the Speaker of I Liheslaturan11
Guåhan describing all expenditures made pursuant to this appropriation no later than thirty (30) days12
after the end of each quarter of Fiscal Year 2016 and post the same on the DOA website.13
Section 19. Appropriation to the Department of Administration for Government Claims14
Fund. The sum of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) is appropriated from the General15
Fund to the Department of Administration (DOA) for the Government Claims Fund for payment of16
approved government claims in Fiscal Year 2016. The Director of DOA shall, no later than thirty (30)17
days after the close of each quarter of Fiscal Year 2016, submit to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan18
Guåhan, in a Microsoft Excel file and written report describing expenditures made pursuant to the19
appropriations herein, and post the same on the Department’s website.20
Section 20. Appropriations to the Department of Administration for Government of21
Guam’s Single Audit Reports. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the22
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(a) The sum of Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) is appropriated from the General1
Fund to the Department of Administration for the Fiscal Year 2015 Audit of the Government of Guam’s2
General Purpose Financial Statement and the Single Audit Report. The Public Auditor shall administer3
said funds and shall oversee the annual audit.4
(b) The sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) is appropriated from the Tourist5
Attraction Fund to the Department of Administration for the Fiscal Year 2015 Audit of the Government6
of Guam’s Tourist Attraction Fund Financial Statement and Single Audit Report. The Public Auditor7
shall administer said funds and shall oversee the annual audit.8
(c) The sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) is appropriated from the Guam Highway9
Fund to the Department of Administration for the Fiscal Year 2015 Audit of the Government of Guam’s10
Highway Fund Financial Statement and Single Audit Report. The Public Auditor shall administer said11
funds and shall oversee the annual audit.12
Section 21. Appropriation to the Department of Administration for Training. For Fiscal13
Year 2016, the sum of Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) is appropriated from the Indirect Cost14
Fund to the Department of Administration for the purposes of training.15
Section 22. Appropriation for Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).16
(a) I Maga’lahen Guåhan shall provide, by a single lump sum payment, a “Cost of Living17
Allowance” (COLA) of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) to each retiree of the Government of Guam18
Retirement Fund (GGRF) who is retired as of September 30, 2015, or his survivor, no later than19
November 1, 2015. The sum of Twelve Million Nine Hundred Seventy Seven Thousand Three Hundred20
Thirty Four Dollars ($12,977,334) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of21
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(b) The Guam Power Authority, the A. B. Won Pat International Airport Authority, the1
Guam Economic Development Authority, the Guam Housing Corporation, the Government of Guam2
Retirement Fund, the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port, the Guam Waterworks Authority and the3
Guam Visitors Bureau shall pay a COLA in a single payment of Two Thousand ($2,000) to every4
Government of Guam Retirement Fund retiree who retired from each respective aforementioned agency5
as of September 30, 2015, or his survivor, no later than November 1, 2015.6
(c) Each agency mentioned in Subsection (b) shall reimburse the General Fund for any7
COLA paid by the Fund in Fiscal Year 2016 to retirees who have retired from that agency and their8
survivors no later than December 31, 2015.9
(d) Any retiree or survivor eligible to receive the COLA may waive their payment authorized10
herein by filing a notarized affidavit waiving such payment with the entity responsible for the11
Retirement Fund.12
(e) If a retiree is both a Defined Benefit and a Defined Contribution Retiree, her or his13
survivor shall only be entitled to a single COLA payment.14
Section 23. Retiree Medical, Dental and Life Insurance Expenses Appropriated to the15
Government of Guam Retirement Fund (GGRF). For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Twenty Four16
Million Two Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty One Dollars ($24,205,981) is appropriated17
from the General Fund to the GGRF to pay the following items for current retirees:18
(a) Retiree group medical, dental and life insurance premiums, including premiums and19
coverage for Judiciary of Guam retirees, to continue existing programs currently contained in the semi-20
monthly payments.21
(b) Retiree life insurance subsidy, including subsidy for Judiciary of Guam retirees, to22
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Section 24. Appropriation to the Department of Administration for Support of Child in1
Custody. For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Eight Hundred Sixty One Thousand Sixty Eight Dollars2
($861,068) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Administration for the sole3
purpose of paying orders of the court pursuant to §5116 of Title 19 of the Guam Code Annotated.4
Section 25. Appropriation to the Department of Labor for Worker’s Compensation5
Fund. The sum of Seven Hundred Ninety Eight Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Three Dollars6
($798,593) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Labor for the Worker’s7
Compensation Fund for Fiscal Year 2016, for the Worker’s Compensation payments pursuant to §91448
of Title 22 of the Guam Code Annotated, including obligations incurred in past years and in the future.9
Said appropriations may be used to pay for medical, surgical, and other treatment; nurses; hospital10
services; medical travel and per diem costs; medicine; crutches; and equipment required by a claimant11
for such period as his injury and the recovery there from may require. Said appropriations shall not be12
expended for disability compensation payments for Full-Time Equivalents (FTEs) funded by this Act.13
The Director of Labor may use no more than Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000) from said14
appropriations to pay for legal services for Workers’ Compensation hearings.15
Section 26. Appropriation to the Department of Corrections for Cost of Care and16
Custody for Prisoners Confined in Federal Facilities. For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Seven17
Hundred One Thousand Dollars ($701,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of18
Corrections for the payment of current year obligations for prisoners confined in federal facilities of the19
Federal Bureau of Prisons.20
Section 27. Appropriations to the Unified Judiciary. Notwithstanding any other provision21
of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Two Million Four Hundred Twelve Thousand Eight Hundred22
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Forty Five Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Eight Dollars ($145,468) is appropriated from the Safe Streets1
Fund to the Unified Judiciary for the following programs:2
(a) Court-Appointed Attorney Fees. Such appropriation in this Section is for the purpose3
of paying court-appointed attorney fees arising from the defense of indigent peoples. Said funds shall4
be deposited into the Judicial Client Services Fund account, as created by Chapter 9.6, Division 1 of5
Title 7 of the Guam Code Annotated and shall not be subject to any transfer authority. Any unexpended6
funds appropriated herein shall be reverted to the General Fund at the end of Fiscal Year 2016.7
(b) Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts. Such appropriation in this Section is for the8
operations of the Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts.9
(c) Family Visitation Center. Such appropriation in this Section is to pay for contractual10
services for the operation of the Family Visitation Center, provided, that the Judiciary must comply with11
§18125(c) and (d) of Title 16 of the Guam Code Annotated, and §9211(b) of Title 7 of the Guam Code12
Annotated.13
(d) Mental Health Court. Such appropriation in this Section is to pay for the operations of14
the Mental Health Court.15
Section 28. Appropriations to the Mayors’ Council of Guam (MCOG). Notwithstanding16
any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Eight Hundred Thirty Five Thousand Nine17
Hundred Fifty Three Dollars ($835,953) is appropriated from the General Fund and the sum of One18
Million Five Hundred Six Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Seven Dollars ($1,506,947) is appropriated19
from the Tourist Attraction Fund to the Mayors’ Council of Guam for the following programs:20
(a) Streets Maintenance and Beautification. Such appropriation in this Section is for the21
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but not for personnel costs. Said funds shall not be subject to any transfer authority of I Maga’lahen1
Guåhan and shall be divided among the Village Mayors as follows:2
(1) Each Mayor shall receive the sum of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000); and3
(2) The remaining balance of the fund shall be distributed to each Mayor pro rata4
based on the total road mileage in his village as a percentage of Guam’s total road mileage in the in the5
most current report of the Guam Roads Pavement Inventory of the Department of Public Works.6
(b) Island-wide Village Beautification Projects. Such appropriation in this Section is for7
Island-wide Village Beautification Projects to include:8
(1) The maintenance and repair of the village’s recreational facilities under the9
jurisdiction of the Mayor;10
(2) The maintenance and repair of each village’s main roads; and11
(3) The planting and maintenance of each village’s official flower and other12
flowering plants, shrubs and trees adjacent to the village’s main roads, public restrooms and recreational13
facilities. A Mayor may contract with a private entity to provide the services authorized by this Section14
subject to the Guam Procurement Law, Chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated.15
(c) Grounds Maintenance for Schools. Such appropriation in this Section is appropriated16
from the MCOG Revolving Fund for the grounds maintenance of Guam Department of Education17
schools. Subject to approval and scheduling of the public school principals, the Mayors are responsible18
for regular ground maintenance of Guam Department of Education school grounds in their respective19
districts where ground maintenance is not already subject to an existing contract for a minimum of twice20
a month during a regular school calendar year. Subject to approval of scheduling with the public school21
principals, the Mayor may contract with a private entity to provide the services authorized by this22
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(d) Public Safety and Social Education Programs. Such appropriation in this Section is to1
the MCOG to be expended in accordance with plans approved by the MCOG for Fiscal Year 2016, to be2
expended in accordance with plans approved by the MCOG or respective Village Municipal Planning3
Council and filed with the Director of Administration, to fund public safety and social education4
programs that enforce alcohol regulations, reduce underage drinking, support traffic safety, reduce drug-5
related violence and abuse, to support government of Guam substance abuse prevention programs, and6
to support organized sports programs in the community.7
Section 29. Appropriation to the Mayors’ Council of Guam for Host Communities. For8
Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) is appropriated from the Host9
Community Fund to the Municipal Planning Council Funds of the villages of Ordot and Inarajan10
pursuant to Article 10 of Chapter 51 of Title 10 Guam Code Annotated, as added by P.L. 30-165.11
Section 30. Appropriations to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority. Notwithstanding12
any other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the following is appropriated to the Guam Memorial13
Hospital Authority:14
(a) Eight Million Three Hundred Thirty Five Thousand One Hundred Sixty Dollars15
($8,335,160) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority to16
supplement its operations.17
(b) Pursuant to §§26208 and 26208.1 of Chapter 26, Article 2, Title 11 of the Guam Code18
Annotated, Eighteen Million Five Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Four Hundred Thirty Three Dollars19
($18,524,433) is appropriated from the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Pharmaceuticals Fund to the20
Guam Memorial Hospital Authority.21
(c) Pursuant to §26603(d)(3) of Chapter 26, Article 6, Title 11 of the Guam Code22
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is appropriated from the Healthy Futures Fund to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority for its1
operations.2
Section 31. Appropriation to the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority for Line of Credit.3
Pursuant to §22603(d) of Chapter 26, Article 6, Title 11 of the Guam Code Annotated, One Million4
Dollars ($1,000,000) is appropriated from the Healthy Futures Fund to the Guam Memorial Hospital5
Authority, for Fiscal Year 2016, for the line of credit pursuant to §80104(t), Chapter 80 Division 4 of6
Title 10 of the Guam Code Annotated.7
Section 32. Appropriation to the Guam Solid Waste Authority. Notwithstanding any8
other provision of law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Seven Million Two Hundred Twenty Nine9
Thousand Six Hundred Thirty One Dollars ($7,229,631) is appropriated from the Solid Waste10
Operations Fund to the Guam Solid Waste Authority for its operations.11
Section 33. Appropriation to the Department of Agriculture for Animal Shelter12
Operations. For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of One Hundred Thousand Seven Hundred Dollars13
($100,700) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture to fund the14
operations of the animal shelter.15
Section 34. Appropriation to the Department of Youth Affairs for Youth Programs. For16
Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Three Hundred Thirty Two Thousand One Hundred Fifty Dollars17
($332,150) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Youth Affairs to fund programs18
contracted out to non-governmental organizations for services to youths who are runaways, homeless, or19
victims of abuse.20
Section 35. Appropriation to the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency for21
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appropriated from the Tourist Attraction Fund to the Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency1
for the Guam Territorial Band.2
Section 36. Public Streetlights Appropriations. Notwithstanding any other provision of3
law, for Fiscal Year 2016, the following is appropriated to the Department of Administration:4
(a) Three Million Two Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Four Hundred Eighty Four Dollars5
($3,223,484) is appropriated from the Guam Highway Fund to the Department of Administration to pay6
the Guam Power Authority for the operation of the public streetlights.7
(b) Four Million Eight Hundred Fifteen Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Eight Dollars8
($4,815,288) is appropriated from the Streetlight Fund to the Department of Administration to pay the9
Guam Power Authority for the operation of the public streetlights.10
(c) Four Hundred Nineteen Thousand Two Hundred Twelve Dollars ($419,212) is11
appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Administration to pay the Guam Power12
Authority for the operation of the public streetlights.13
Section 37. Appropriations for the Tiyan Lease and Collateral Equipment. For Fiscal14
Year 2016, the sum of Seven Million Two Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Six15
Dollars ($7,272,936) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Administration for the16
Guam Department of Education’s Tiyan lease payment and the sum of Three Million Dollars17
($3,000,000) is appropriated from the General Fund to the Guam Department of Education for Central18
Office collateral equipment.19
Section 38. Appropriation to the Customs and Quarantine Agency for payment of20
employee’s prior years’ retirement contributions to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund.21
For Fiscal Year 2016, the sum of Five Hundred Thirty Six Thousand Six Hundred Twelve Dollars22
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payment to the Government of Guam Retirement Fund for the unpaid prior years member and1
government retirement contributions, interests, and penalties due for CQA employees while on Military2
Leave Without Pay (referenced Government of Guam Retirement Fund invoice Nos. Ret10-241 and3
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CHAPTER IV1
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS2
Section 1. Retirement Option for Government of Guam Employees. A member of the3
Government of Guam Retirement Fund who is eligible for retirement may retire upon the complete4
remittance of his outstanding individual contributions to the Fund, including the employee and employer5
retirement contributions. Any and all fees, interest at actuarial rates, and penalties required by the6
Government of Guam Retirement Fund shall be paid by the Government.7
This Section shall not restrict the continuing remittance of existing Retirement Fund8
contributions as required by law or by the Government of Guam Retirement Fund. By the fifteenth9
(15th
) day of each month, the Director of the Government of Guam Retirement Fund shall provide a10
detailed report to the Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan regarding said remittances and the number of11
retirements pursuant to this Section during the previous month. Nothing herein shall be construed to12
abrogate any provision of §8137(h) of Chapter 8, Title 4 GCA.13
Section 2. Volunteers and Donations for Skinner Plaza, Plaza De Espana and Guam14
Congress Building. The Executive Director of I Liheslaturan Guåhan may receive donations,15
including, but not restricted to, donations of goods, materials and services, for the purpose of16
maintaining and renovating Skinner Plaza, the Plaza De Espana, and the Guam Congress Building (also17
known as the Old Legislative Building).18
Section 3. Temporary Employment of Retired Corrections Officers. The Department of19
Corrections (DOC) may hire retired Guam Corrections Officers if a critical need arises. Retired20
corrections officers hired under this Section may receive their retirement annuity while employed on this21
temporary basis. Officers may only be hired under this Section to fill positions left vacant because of22
military activation of corrections officers or absence due to a long term disability status which has been23

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certified by a medical doctor. The DOC may exercise this hiring authority provided its authorized1
budget for personnel is not exceeded in filling those positions and shall be terminated when the2
incumbent returns from military service. Retired officers may be hired only in the ranks of Corrections3
Officers Supervisor I and below, only at Step 1, and shall not receive sick and annual leave. Officers4
hired under this section shall meet requirements for the position in question except for written5
examinations and the Director of Corrections shall certify that every retiree hired is fit for duty.6
Notwithstanding §8121(a) of Title 4 of the Guam Code Annotated, a retiree hired pursuant to this7
Section may continue to receive retirement benefits.8
Section 4. Temporary Employment of Retired Guam Police Officers. The Guam Police9
Department (GPD) may hire retired Guam Police Officers if a critical need arises because of military10
activation of police officer or absence due to a long term disability status which has been certified by a11
medical doctor. The GPD may exercise this hiring authority provided its authorized budget for personnel12
is not exceeded. The retiree hired shall fill such a vacant position and shall be terminated when the13
incumbent returns from military service. Retired officers may be hired only at the ranks of Sergeant I14
and below, only at Step 1, and shall not receive sick and annual leave. Officers hired under this Section15
shall first meet the requirements, except for written examinations, for the position in question and the16
Chief of Police shall certify that every retiree hired is fit for duty. Notwithstanding §8121(a) of Title 417
of the Guam Code Annotated, retirees hired temporarily pursuant to this Section hereto may continue to18
receive retirement benefits. The GPD may pay for Civilian Volunteer Police Reserve stipends to the19
Police Reserve Officer to provide temporary services because of military activation of the regular police20
officer.21

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Section 5. Temporary Employment of Retired Guam Fire Fighters. The Guam Fire1
Department (GFD) may hire retired GFD firefighters if a critical need arises because of military2
activation of GFD firefighters or absence due to a long term disability status which has been certified by3
a medical doctor. The GFD may exercise this hiring authority provided its authorized budget for4
personnel is not exceeded . The retirees hired shall fill such a vacant position and shall be terminated5
when the incumbent returns from military service. Retired fire personnel may be hired only at the6
ranks of Fire Specialist and below, only at Step 1, and shall not receive sick and annual leave. Retired7
firefighters hired under this Section shall first meet the requirements, except for written examinations,8
for the position in question and the Fire Chief shall certify that every retiree hired is fit for duty.9
Notwithstanding §8121(a) of Title 4 of the Guam Code Annotated, retirees hired temporarily pursuant to10
this Section hereto may continue to receive retirement benefits.11
Section 6. Temporary Employment of Retired Customs and Quarantine Officers. The12
Customs and Quarantine Agency (CQA) may hire retired Customs and Quarantine Officers when a13
critical need arises as a result of military activation of Customs officers or absence due to a long term14
disability status which has been certified by a medical doctor or when vacancies cannot be filled within15
six (6) months because of the lack of qualified applicants. The CQA may exercise this hiring authority16
provided its authorized budget for personnel is not exceeded. The retired officer shall fill such a vacant17
position and shall be terminated when the incumbent returns from military service or when a fully-18
qualified applicant is available. Retired officers may be hired only in the ranks of Customs Officer III19
and below, only at Step 1, and shall not receive sick and annual leave. Retirees hired pursuant to this20
Section shall meet requirements for the position in question, except for written examinations, and the21
Director of Customs shall certify that every retiree hired is fit for duty. The requirements of Chapter 51,22
Title 17 of the Guam Code Annotated, are waived for employment pursuant hereto except for23

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§51104(b)(4). Notwithstanding §8121(a) of Title 4 of the Guam Code Annotated, retirees hired1
temporarily pursuant to this Section hereto may continue to receive their retirement benefits.2
Section 7. Temporary Employment of Retired Department of Revenue and Taxation3
Employees. The Department of Revenue & Taxation (DRT) may hire retired employees of the4
Department of Revenue & Taxation when a critical need arises or absence due to a long term disability5
status which has been certified by a medical doctor. The DRT may exercise this hiring authority6
provided its authorized budget for personnel is not exceeded in the areas of Tax Collection, Taxpayer7
Assistance, Tax Investigation, Auditing, and Tax Processing. Said retirees shall be hired at Step 1 for8
the position in question and shall not receive sick and annual leave. Notwithstanding §8121(a), Chapter9
8 of Title 4 of the Guam Code Annotated, retirees hired temporarily pursuant hereto may continue to10
receive retirement benefits.11
Section 8. Locum Tenens Exemption during the Absence of the Chief Medical12
Examiner. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is exempt from the government of Guam13
Procurement Law in contracting for the professional services of a qualified medical examiner to be14
provided when the Chief Medical Examiner is absent from work.15
Section 9. Advance Payments for Medical Services. In order to expedite acceptance of16
Medically Indigent Program (MIP) clients by facilities in California, Hawaii or Manila for medical17
treatment approved by the MIP, the Director of Public Health and Social Services may advance18
payments for said medical treatment, and may establish escrow accounts for immediate and advance19
payment of medical treatment at those Joint Commission Accredited hospitals determined by the20
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Section 10. Transfer of Employees. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and in1
recognition of personnel shortages in certain areas, I Maga’lahen Guåhan is authorized to transfer2
employees within or between any department or agency of the government of Guam, except that:3
(a) This Section shall not apply to any employee of the Legislative or Judicial Branches, or4
any employee within the Mayors’ Council of Guam and Village Mayors’ Offices;5
(b) The transfer of an employee shall not result in a loss of pay or salary;6
(c) No employee shall be transferred if the employee has filed a viable grievance with the7
Civil Service Commission for discrimination based on political affiliation, gender, or sexual harassment,8
unless the employee consents to said transfer;9
(d) No employee of an autonomous agency may be transferred to a line department or10
agency;11
(e) I Maga’lahen Guåhan shall transfer the funding authorized for that employee’s position12
from the transferor agency to the transferee agency, including the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority,13
Department of Public Health and Social Services, and the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness14
Center, unless the transfer is from a line agency to an autonomous agency; and15
(f) This Section shall not be used to transfer employees acting in good faith who report or16
expose bad business practices, illegal activities, or inappropriate conduct by public officials.17
(g) No employee who has filed a whistleblower complaint as provided for in statue shall be18
transferred, unless the employee consents to such transfer.19
Section 11. Moratorium on Compensation for Boards and Commissions.20
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule, or regulation, except for the Civil Service21
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moratorium is hereby placed on the compensation of all members of government boards and1
commissions for their attendance at hearings or meetings, through the end of Fiscal Year 2016.2
Section 12. Contracts. Positions in the classified and unclassified service shall not be filled3
pursuant to a contractual arrangement, except as provided in this Section for Fiscal Year 2016:4
(a) Subject to Chapter 5 of Title 5 of the Guam Code Annotated, government of Guam5
departments and agencies may contract with independent contractors; provided, that no agency may6
contract for services customarily provided by employees in the classified service, except as provided by7
law.8
(b) Government of Guam departments and agencies that do not customarily obtain9
professional services, such as licensed health professionals, licensed architects, licensed engineers, legal10
services, actuarial services and auditing services through an employee in the classified service in that11
department or agency, may contract to obtain such services.12
(c) The Office of the Attorney General and the Public Defender Service Corporation are13
authorized to contract with attorneys as independent contractors to provide services in areas in which it14
is impracticable or impossible for the office to proceed. Such contracts shall be in accordance with the15
procurement laws of Guam. No such independent contractor hired pursuant to this Section may receive16
from the government of Guam any remuneration in any form other than in payment for the position into17
which such person is hired. The Office of the Attorney General and the Executive Director of the Public18
Defender Service Corporation shall file a copy of every such contract with the Chief Procurement19
Officer and the Director of Administration together with a written certification stating why it is20
impracticable to handle the matter within the office as otherwise constituted.21
(d) This Section shall not apply to the Guam Department of Education; the University of22
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judges pro tem, law clerks, and legal interns; the Department of Revenue and Taxation when filling the1
position of legal counsel; I Liheslaturan Guåhan; the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority; the2
Department of Public Health and Social Services and the Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center3
when filling positions of licensed health professionals.4
(e) Any instrumentality of the government of Guam that fills any classified or unclassified5
positions by contractual arrangement in accordance with this Section shall file a copy of every such6
contract with the Chief Procurement Officer together with a written certification stating why it is7
impracticable to handle the matter within the instrumentality as otherwise constituted.8
Section 13. Creation of the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Pharmaceuticals Fund.9
§26208, Chapter 26, Division 2, Title 11 of the Guam Code Annotated is hereby amended to read:10
“§26208. Creation of the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Pharmaceuticals Fund.11
There is hereby created, separate and apart from other funds of the government of Guam, a fund known12
as the “Guam Memorial Hospital Authority Pharmaceuticals Fund.” This Fund shall not be commingled13
with the General Fund and shall be kept in a separate bank account of which GMHA will be authorized14
to withdraw from the funds. [Four percent (4%)] Six and nine tenths percent (6.9%) of all Business15
Privilege Taxes collected in Guam shall be deposited in the Guam Memorial Hospital Authority16
Pharmaceuticals Fund and shall be appropriated by I Liheslaturan Guåhan to fund all pharmaceutical,17
drug, medical supplies, medical equipment, blood and blood products, [and] medicine [requirements]18
and for patient-related requirements of the Guam Memorial Hospital. The Department of19
Administration shall deposit, on the last day of each month, a sum equal to [four percent (4%)] six and20
nine tenths percent (6.9%) of all Business Privilege Taxes collected for that month in the Guam21
Memorial Hospital Authority Pharmaceuticals Fund. The Department of Administration shall be22
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to distribution to any other source in accordance with the provisions of this requirement. The Guam1
Memorial Hospital Authority Pharmaceutical Fund will not be subject to I Maga’lahen Guåhan’s2
transfer authority or any method of withholding of appropriations that may be imposed by the Bureau of3
Budget and Management Research (BBMR).”4

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CHAPTER V1
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS2
Section 1. Authorization for Matching Requirements for Federal Grants-In-Aid.3
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all departments are authorized to expend funds appropriated4
in this Act for matching requirements of Federal grants for Fiscal Year 2016.5
Section 2. Carryover of Local and Federal Matching Program Funds for Grants. The6
Local and Federal Matching Funds for programs, whose expiration dates extend beyond September 30,7
2016, shall not lapse and may be expended throughout the period of the grant award.8
Section 3. Government of Guam Retirement Fund Rate of Contribution. In accordance9
with §8137(e), Article 1, Chapter 8 of Title 4 of the Guam Code Annotated, the government rate of10
contribution to the Retirement Fund throughout Fiscal Year 2016 shall be twenty eight and thirty one11
hundredths percent (28.31%).12
Section 4. Autonomous Agency Revenues and Expenditures Reported to I Maga’lahen13
Guåhan and I Liheslaturan Guåhan. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, every autonomous14
and semi-autonomous agency or public corporation in the government of Guam shall report all revenues15
and expenditures for all funds under its purview and administration to the I Maga’lahen Guåhan and the16
Speaker of I Liheslaturan Guåhan on a monthly basis and post the same on its website. Each monthly17
report shall be due no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month.18
Section 5. Special Fund Transfer. I Maga’lahen Guåhan is authorized to transfer to the19
General Fund any cash available from any appropriated Special Fund or Revolving Fund to fund the20
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All cash from Special funds or Revolving funds transferred to cover the appropriations1
authorized by this Act shall be promptly reimbursed to the Special or Revolving Fund from which it was2
withdrawn as cash becomes available.3
Section 6. Transfer Authority of I Maga’lahen Guåhan. I Maga’lahen Guåhan is4
authorized to transfer funds between Fiscal Year 2016 General Fund Executive Branch appropriations,5
and within departments and agencies Special Fund Executive Branch appropriations for Fiscal Year6
2016. This section does not apply to appropriations made to the Unified Judiciary and I Liheslaturan7
Guåhan.8
Section 7. Independent Contractors. The Office of I Maga’lahi, the Office of I Segundu9
Na Maga’lahen Guåhan and the Guam State Clearinghouse may enter into agreements with independent10
contractors pursuant to Guam procurement laws.11
Section 8. Facilities Insurance Requirements. Every department and agency of the12
government of Guam, through the Department of Administration, shall only expend such sums as13
necessary from the department or agency’s appropriations for operations contained in this Act, for14
insurance of government-owned facilities, built or repaired with FEMA grant funds, where such15
insurance is required by FEMA.16
Section 9. Reporting Requirements for Non-Profit Organizations. All non-profit17
organizations that receive funds pursuant to this Act shall maintain financial records that accurately18
account for said funds and shall provide a budgetary breakdown by object category to the department or19
agency that oversees the appropriation. The non-profit organization shall also provide to said20
department:21
(a) A quarterly report describing its activities during the reporting period and the results it22
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(b) Notification of all procurement of equipment and services of Five Thousand Dollars1
($5,000) or more prior to awarding the contract therefore;2
(c) Access to the overseeing department or agency’s duly authorized representative, and3
Government of Guam auditors, to appropriate records for the purpose of audit and4
examination of books, documents, papers and records of funds expended under the5
appropriation;6
(d) Submission of a detailed inventory listing of each year’s purchases, as certified by its7
certifying officer;8
(e) A Final Report to the overseeing department or agency for submission to I Liheslaturan9
Guåhan containing a full disclosure of all expenditures of funds appropriated by this Act10
no later than November 15, 2016, for Fiscal Year 2016. The overseeing department or11
agency shall post the same on its website; and12
(f) Non-compliance with these reporting requirements will subject the non-profit13
organization to a three percent (3%) reduction of its appropriation(s) and the overseeing14
agency’s contract with the organization shall so provide.15
Section 10. Unless otherwise specified in this Act:16
(a) General Fund Reversion. All unexpended or unencumbered appropriations made from17
the General Fund pursuant to this Act shall revert to the General Fund on the last day of Fiscal Year18
2016.19
(b) Tourist Attraction Fund Reversion. All unexpended or unencumbered appropriations20
made from the Tourist Attraction Fund pursuant to this Act shall revert to the Tourist Attraction Fund on21
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(c) Healthy Futures Fund Reversion. All unexpended or unencumbered appropriations1
made from the Healthy Futures Fund pursuant to this Act shall revert to the Healthy Futures Fund on the2
last day of Fiscal Year 2016.3
(d) Territorial Educational Facilities Fund Reversion. All unexpended or unencumbered4
appropriations made from the Territorial Educational Facilities Fund pursuant to this Act shall revert to5
the Territorial Educational Facilities Fund on the last day of Fiscal Year 2016.6
(e) Guam Highway Fund Reversion. All unexpended or unencumbered appropriations7
made from the Guam Highway Fund pursuant to this Act shall revert to the Guam Highway Fund on the8
last day of Fiscal Year 2016.9
Section 11. Authorization for Payment of Prior Years’ Obligations. Appropriations made10
in this Act may be expended for the payment of prior years’ obligations, provided it does not negatively11
impact the current operational needs of the department or agency requesting such prior years’ payment.12
Section 12. Funding Source. The following departments are authorized to expend up to the13
level of revenues collected for their respective special revenue funds for Fiscal Year 2016:14
(a) Guam Police Department - Police Services Fund15
(b) Department of Corrections - Corrections Revolving Fund16
(c) Customs and Quarantine Agency - Customs, Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection17
Services Fund18
(d) Guam Environmental Protection Agency - Guam Environmental Protection Agency19
Funds: Air Pollution Control Special Fund, Guam Environmental Trust Fund, the Water20
Protection Fund and the Water, Research and Development Fund21
(e) Department of Land Management - Land Survey Revolving Fund and Chamorro Land22
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(f) Department of Agriculture - Guam Plant Inspection and Permit Fund1
(g) Board of Registration for Professional Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors -2
Professional Engineers, Architects and Land Surveyors (PEALS) Fund3
(h) Guam Fire Department - Enhanced 911 Emergency Reporting System Fund and the Fire,4
Life and Medical Emergency Fund5
(i) Guam Regional Transit Authority - Guam Regional Transit Authority Fund6
(j) Guam Contractors License Board - Guam Contractors License Board Fund7
(k) Department of Revenue and Taxation - Tax Collection Enhancement Fund8
(l) Department of Public Health and Social Services - Guam Environmental Health Fund and9
the Sanitary Inspection Revolving Fund10
(m) Department of Parks and Recreation - Public Recreation Services Fund11
(n) Guam Department of Education - Public Library Resources Fund12
(o) Department of Labor and the Guam Community College - Manpower Development Fund13
Section 13. Department of Revenue and Taxation Authorization to Utilize Special Funds14
for Tax Collection. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Revenue and15
Taxation (DRT) is hereby authorized to use appropriations authorized in this Act from the Better Public16
Service Fund earmarked for DRT vacancies for the purpose of tax collection.17
Section 14. Severability. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or18
circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Act19
which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of20
this Act are severable.21

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